“ The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space. ”

“ Appearances matter — and remember to smile. ”

“ The smallest feline is a masterpiece. ”

“ The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding. ”

“ Second hand books are wild books, homeless books; they have come together in vast flocks of variegated feather, and have a charm which the domesticated volumes of the library lack. ”

“ One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well. ”

“ I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it. ”

“ My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite. ”

“ Laughter is sunshine, it chases winter from the human face. ”

“ The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved -- loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves. ”

“ If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. ”

“ Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes. ”